Supervisor RN, Wound Care - Full Time Days - Non-Exempt

Job Description

Job Description

Wound Care Coordinator serves as the clinical lead, administrative supervisor, and program coordinator for specialized wound management services at North Texas Medical Center (NTMC). This position exercises clinical leadership, operational oversight, and advanced nursing expertise across inpatient acute care units, outpatient wound care clinics, and the swing bed program. Oversees daily clinic and unit operations, manages clinical staff performance, leads multidisciplinary pressure injury prevention programs, and ensures delivery of high-quality, evidence-based wound care services. Combining direct patient care with supervisory and program management responsibilities, the Wound Care Coordinator facilitates patient care plans with physicians, nurse practitioners, and allied health staff.

Clinical Leadership & Team Supervision

• Supervises clinical wound care personnel, including staff RNs, LVNs, and medical assistants, providing direct oversight, workflow coordination, scheduling, and performance evaluations.
• Serves as the primary clinical resource and subject matter expert in wound, ostomy, and continence care for nursing staff, medical staff, and facility leadership.
• Champions a culture of safety, accountability, and clinical excellence within the department and across clinical nursing units. Participates in Quality Improvement processes across all areas of patient care and customer service.
• Leads daily departmental huddles, coordinates clinic flow, and resolves operational bottlenecks or clinical escalations promptly.

Clinical Assessment & Specialized Wound Care

• Performs comprehensive advanced wound assessments, including staging, measurement, tissue type identification, exudate characterization, and peri-wound skin evaluation.
• Formulates, implements, and evaluates individualized, evidence-based wound treatment plans tailored to acute, chronic, complex, surgical, non-healing, vascular, and neuropathic wounds.
• Administers advanced wound therapies, including negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), topical dressings, compression therapy, bioengineered skin substitutes, and conservative sharp debridement within scope of practice.
• Evaluates patient progress regularly and adjusts treatment protocols in consultation with primary physicians and wound care providers.

Program Coordination & Interdisciplinary Collaboration

• Coordinates wound care services across continuum settings, ensuring seamless transitions between inpatient care, outpatient clinic visits, and swing bed rehabilitation.
• Collaborates regularly with physicians, wound care nurse practitioners, physical therapists, dietitians, diabetic educators, and case managers to optimize holistic patient outcomes.
• Conducts weekly multidisciplinary wound rounds, presenting patient updates, tracking healing trajectories, and updating discharge care plans.
• Establishes efficient referral pathways and scheduling processes to ensure timely access to wound management services.

Quality Improvement, Pressure Injury Prevention & Compliance

• Leads the facility-wide Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury (HAPI) prevention program, conducting regular risk audits, prevalence studies, and root-cause analyses.
• Implements quality assurance initiatives, monitoring clinical metrics, infection rates, treatment outcomes, and compliance with national skin safety guidelines.
• Ensures full compliance with CMS regulations, The Joint Commission standards, Texas Department of State Health Services guidelines, and hospital policy manuals.
• Develops, updates, and reviews departmental policies, procedures, and wound treatment algorithms to align with emerging clinical research

Staff Development, Education & Competency Management

• Designs and delivers ongoing hospital-wide educational programs regarding skin integrity, staging, pressure injury prevention, advanced dressing selection, and specialized equipment usage.
• Manages clinical orientation, preceptorship, and annual competency verification for nursing staff handling wound care equipment and dressings.
• Mentors nursing staff to build clinical competency and foster clinical judgment in early wound identification and preventative care.

Documentation & EHR Compliance (Meditech)

• Maintains accurate, timely, and detailed clinical documentation within the Meditech EHR system, adhering to facility documentation standards and coding guidelines.
• Utilizes standardized EHR documentation templates for wound mapping, digital photography, treatment applications, and clinical progression notes.
• Monitors documentation compliance across nursing units to ensure precise skin risk assessments (Braden Scale) upon admission, transfer, and discharge

Patient & Caregiver Education

• Delivers comprehensive instruction to patients, families, and primary caregivers on home wound management, infection control, dressing changes, and device maintenance.
• Educates patients on lifestyle modifications, nutritional support, offloading techniques, and metabolic control to optimize wound healing timelines.
• Provides discharge education materials, ensuring appropriate home health, medical equipment, and follow-up clinic resources are established.

Required Skills

• Clinical & Technical Expertise: Mastery of wound staging, etiologies, advanced dressing selection, NPWT system operation, compression therapy, and pressure-relieving modalities.
• Leadership & Supervision: Proven ability to manage clinical workflows, supervise staff, resolve conflicts, delegate tasks effectively, and foster team collaboration.
• Analytical & Critical Thinking: Advanced capability to interpret complex clinical presentations, evaluate treatment efficacy, analyze quality improvement metrics, and perform root-cause analyses.
• EHR Proficiency: Advanced operational competence in Meditech system usage, electronic wound documentation software, digital photo capture protocols, and clinical reporting tools.
• Interpersonal & Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills necessary for interdisciplinary care planning, staff education, and compassionate patient engagement.

Other Requirements

Education: Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Nursing Diploma from an accredited school of nursing required.

Licensure: Current, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by the Texas Board of Nursing or a recognized Compact State Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) license.

Certifications: Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required upon hire. Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN), Wound Care Certified (WCC), or Certified Wound Specialist (CWS) required at hire or required to be obtained within six (6) months of employment.

Work Experience: Minimum of three to five (3–5) years of direct clinical nursing experience in wound care, acute medical-surgical care, or critical care. One to two (1–2) years of demonstrated nursing leadership, charge nurse, care coordinator, or clinical supervisory experience preferred.

• Ability to read, analyze, interpret, and apply technical clinical literature, professional medical journals, financial reports, and legal regulatory documents.
• Advanced capacity to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing, with patients, families, medical staff, administrative executive team members, and regulatory auditors. Bilingual Spanish is preferred.
• Ability to present clinical training materials, quality data, and case presentations clearly to multidisciplinary teams and executive leadership committees.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to effectively communicate clinical information to patients, families, physicians, and staff.